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Agatha Christie novels being rewritten due to 'modern sensitivities'

Poirot, Miss Marple and other characters no longer used the N-word, the term ‘Oriental’ or 'native' in the Queen of Crime's mysteries

Wales Online

Agatha Christie novels reworked to remove potentially offensive language

Poirot and Miss Marple mysteries have passages edited by sensitivity readers for latest HarperCollins editions

The Guardian - UK

Agatha Christie books, including Poirot and Miss Marple mysteries, to be rewritten for modern sensitivities

The n-word and the term ‘Oriental’ are among the language being removed from new editions

The Independent UK

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Millie Bobby Brown's debut novel is inspired by grandma's 'very personal' WWII story

Actor Millie Bobby Brown is about to be a published author.

Los Angeles Times

AutHer Awards 2023 winners announced at a gala event in New Delhi

It was an exciting evening at Taj Palace, New Delhi this Sunday as the audience witnessed a heart-warming celebration of Indian women writers on the occasion of AutHer Awards 2023 winner announcements. The AutHer Awards, a joint venture between The Times of India and JK Paper, celebrates women authors who…

The Times of India

The moment I knew: I thought two dates meant I was in a long-term relationship. Then we went on a third

Todd Alexander’s parents were teenage sweethearts who’d been together for decades. He thought he didn’t stand a chance – until he met Jeff

The Guardian - AU

Seattle U professor Sonora Jha on her new campus-set novel 'The Laughter'

SEATTLE — Seattle author Sonora Jha would like to make it clear, "for the record," that her new campus-set novel "The Laughter," out now from HarperCollins, is not about Seattle University, where she is a professor and associate dean. (She smiled, though, when she said it.)

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HarperCollins union approves contract, ends 3-month strike

Striking union members at HarperCollins have approved a tentative agreement reached last week and will return to work Tuesday, ending a walkout that lasted more than three months and became the center of an ongoing debate about salaries in the industry

The Independent UK

HarperCollins and striking union reach tentative agreement

HarperCollins Publishers and the union representing around 250 striking employees reached a tentative agreement providing increases to entry-level salaries. A ratified contract would run through 2025.

WEKU

London Book Fair 2023: Dates, speakers and how to get tickets

The Mayor of London, Kate Mosse and a raft of Ukrainian authors are the latest announcements to the bill

Evening Standard

Boris Johnson earns £1million in six weeks... as taxpayers foot huge bill for Partygate legal fees

Publishers HarperCollins announced earlier this month they had acquired the rights to the book

The Independent UK

Boris Johnson gets £510,000 advance as taxpayers face rising legal bill for ex-PM

HarperCollins earlier this month said they had acquired the rights to what was described as a prime ministerial memoir ‘like no other’

Evening Standard

HarperCollins, striking workers agree to federal mediation

HarperCollins Publishers and the union representing some 250 striking employees have agreed to enter into federal mediation, the first sign of a possible settlement since the work stoppage began in early November

The Independent UK

Murdoch pulls plug on possible merger of News Corp., Fox

Rupert Murdoch has pulled the plug on a proposal to merge his News Corp. and Fox Corp. In statements Tuesday, the companies said their boards received letters from Murdoch withdrawing the plan

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Boris Johnson set to cash-in with memoir

Former PM's book will be 'like no other. promises publisher

Nottingham Post

Boris Johnson set to publish memoir of his time in Downing Street

It is set to be a memoir “like no other”

The National (Scotland)

Boris Johnson set to write memoir about time as prime minister

BORIS Johnson is set to write a book detailing his time as prime minister, after HarperCollins said it had acquired his memoir.

The Independent UK

Boris Johnson to publish memoir ‘like no other’ after signing book deal

HarperCollins have signed the deal with the former PM

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Daily Mirror

Boris Johnson to publish memoir 'like no other' of scandal-hit No10 spell

The shamed former Prime Minister - who was ousted in July after a massive rebellion by his own MPs - has signed a lucrative book deal with HarperCollins Publishers

The Independent UK

British journalist sued by Abramovich over Putin claims made MBE

Catherine Belton, author of Putin’s People, has urged the Government to introduce an anti-Slapp law to protect journalist reporting on the super rich.

WEKU

Will you read the Jan. 6 report cover-to-cover? These publishers hope so.

The House panel investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol is expected to drop their report on Dec. 21. It's a public document, but book publishers are poised to get the report into your hands.

Los Angeles Times

Michael Hiltzik: Which last longer, ebooks or physical books? The answer may surprise you

The internet engineer and entrepreneur Brewster Kahle took a shot at the book publishing industry a few weeks ago by pointing out something well-known to technologists but unappreciated by the general public: that ebooks and other digital artifacts have shorter lifespans than the physical items.

WEKU

Hundreds of authors give support to striking workers at HarperCollins

Authors such as Barbara Kingsolver and Jacqueline Woodson have pledged not to submit work to HarperCollins until the strike has resolved.

Los Angeles Times

Jan Gaye, second wife of Motown legend Marvin Gaye, is dead at 66

LOS ANGELES — Janis Hunter Gaye, the second wife of Motown legend Marvin Gaye and mother of two of his children, has died, her family said in a statement. She was 66.

The Independent UK

'Expressive times': Publishing industry an open book in 2022

Along with the thousands of books it released in 2022, the publishing industry also offered — not always willingly — some stories about itself

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